Table of contents:
- Summary
- Request Methods
- Federal Programs
- Response Format
- XML Format
- JSON Format
1. Summary
The Lender Search Mobility Application is a centralized database containing information on all organizations that ‘partner’ with the Small Business Administration to provide services to the small business community. Phase 1 of the Lender Search mobility application will provide its user’s summary and detailed access to eLEND data on any organization that partner with SBA to provide services to the small business community. This community includes Commercial Lenders (Banks, Credit Unions, Savings and Loan, etc.), SBA Specific Organizations (CDCs, Microlenders, and Non-Lending Technical), Assistance Providers, Non-Depository Organizations (BIDCOs, SBLCs, Farm Credit, etc.), Holding Companies (Parent Organizations, primarily for lending institutions), Entrepreneurial Development (BICs, WBCs, SCORE, and SBDCs) and Investors (Organizations or Persons purchasing SBA loans).
The API is RESTful and output formats are available in XML and JSON.
There is a WSDL for the XML output available.
2. Request Methods
Federal Programs
URL template:
http://web.sba.gov/public/partner/lender.cfc?format
Example URL:
http://web.sba.gov/public/partner/lender.cfc?wsdl
Parameters:
FORMAT
Either xml
or json
, case sensitive.
3. Response Format
XML Format
The XML response is well-documented in the XML WSDL for this document type.
The document root element's tag-name is <Search>
.Each record within the document is contained within a <Search>
element, containing sub-elements as detailed in the JSON Format documentation below. Each of these sub-elements contains its relevant data as Parsed Character Data.
JSON Format
The JSON response consists of an array of anonymous objects, each of which represents a grant or loan.
Each of these objects has the following properties:
Location of Profile
Field Name | Description | Type | Max Length | Possible Values |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Lender Name Legal name of SBA lender | String |
|
|
NameSrchInd | Lender Name delimiter | String | 11 | Starts with Contains Exact |
PartnerSubType | Lender Sub Type | String |
|
|
City | City where Lender does business | String |
|
|
CitySrchInd | City Search Delimiter | String | 11 | Starts with Contains Exact |
State | State where Lender does business | String |
| All US states, territories, and District of Columbia
|
Zip | Zip Code where Lender does business | String | 9 | May be 5-digit or 9-digit zip code |
ZipSrchInd | Zip Code delimiter | String | 11 | Starts with Contains Exact |